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China, Myanmar to increase cooperation

Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan on Tuesday met with Myanmar's Union Parliament Speaker U Mahn Win Khaing Than in Beijing, and both sides expressed hope to enhance cooperation in various fields.

Wang called on the two sides to maintain the momentum of high-level exchanges, strengthen communication and mutual understanding, consolidate mutual trust and promote cooperation, so as to achieve win-win outcomes.

Hailing the traditional "pauk-phaw" friendship between the two countries, U Mahn Win Khaing Than expressed gratitude for China's support, and his hope for strengthening the construction of Myanmar-China economic corridor and cooperation in various fields. (Xinhua-People's Daily app)

China to cut tariffs on some good from Asia-Pacific nations

China will cut import tariffs on goods from certain Asia-Pacific countries, starting from July 1, according to the State Council.

China will reduce the tariffs on soybeans imported from India, South Korea, Bangladesh, Laos, and Sri Lanka from the current 3 percent to zero. Imported products such as chemicals, agricultural products, medical supplies, clothing, steel and aluminum products from these countries will also enjoy certain tariff reductions.

All imported products from the above five countries will adapt a tariff rate of the Second Amendment of The Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement, said the State Council. (China Daily-People's Daily app)

South and North Korea to conduct railway study

South and North Korea agreed Tuesday to conduct a joint study on connecting and modernizing railways over the inter-Korean border.

North Korean Vice Railroad Minister Kim Yun Hyok discussed the topic with his South Korean counterpart, Vice Transportation Minister Kim Jeong-ryeol.

The agreement came after the delegates held talks at the border village of Panmunjom. (Xinhua – People’s Daily app)

US top court backs Trump on travel ban

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld US President Donald Trump’s travel ban, which targets several Muslim-majority countries.

The 5-4 ruling ended the fight over whether the policy represented an unlawful ban of Muslims. The court declared that the ban does not violate US immigration laws or the US Constitution's First Amendment concerning freedom of religion.

The ruling affirmed broad presidential discretion over who is allowed to enter the US. It means that the current ban can remain in effect and that Trump could potentially add more countries. Trump has said the policy is needed to protect the country against attacks by Islamic militants. (Reuters – People’s Daily app)

Malta to accept stranded migrant ship if EU helps

Malta said Tuesday it would only allow a stranded rescue ship carrying more than 230 migrants to dock in its port if other EU states agreed to take in some of those onboard.

Malta’s government said it would launch an investigation and take possible action against the Lifeline ship, which is run by a German non-governmental organization, once it enters Malta’s waters.

Despite refusing migrant ships to enter its port earlier this month, Italy’s government volunteered to take in some of the refugees. (AFP – People’s Daily app)

Piano lessons may improve language skills, but not cognitive ability: study 

Chinese and American scientists suggested that piano lessons had a positive effect on kindergartners' ability to recognize different pitches, which can help with language skills.

However, piano lessons did not appear to have any benefit for overall cognitive ability, as measured by IQ, attention span, and working memory, according to a study published on Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

"The children didn't differ in the more broad cognitive measures, but they did show some improvements in word discrimination, particularly for consonants. The piano group showed the best improvement there," said Robert Desimone, director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's McGovern Institute for Brain Research and the senior author of the paper.

Nan Yun, an associate professor at Beijing Normal University, is the lead author of the study. (Xinhua – People’s Daily app)

Australia eliminated, scoreless game angers fans, Group D matches end in added time

Australia’s World Cup tenure ended with a whimper as goals from Andre Carrillo and Paolo Guerrero gave Peru a 2-0 victory in the teams' group finale on Tuesday.

Australia now goes home without a win, joining Peru in being eliminated in Group C.

France and Denmark produced this World Cup’s first 0-0 tie, drawing boos from crowd members on Tuesday.

Despite the game being scoreless, France was declared the winner of Group C while Denmark advances as the runner-up.

Argentina scraped by into the knockout stage of the World Cup after a tense 2-1 victory over Nigeria. Argentina’s Marcos Rojo scored the game winning goal in the match’s 86th minute, saving the team from elimination.

Meanwhile Croatia upset Iceland by winning 2-1, with Ivan Perisic scoring the final goal in added time to the delight of fans. Croatia is undefeated in Group D, having also beaten Nigeria and World Cup favorites Argentina. (AP – People’s Daily app)

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And now for the question of the day:

Q: Who was the second person to set foot on the Moon? 

(Answer: American engineer Edwin Eugene “Buzz” Aldrin, Jr. was the second person to walk on the surface of the Moon and the pilot for the Lunar Module on the Apollo 11 mission.)

Today’s quote is from English novelist Charles Dickens:

“There is a wisdom of the head, and a wisdom of the heart.”

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